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Argentina’s Unemployment Rate Rises to 7.9% in Second Quarter

Argentina’s official unemployment rate reached seven point nine percent in the second quarter of 2026, highlighting continued labour-market pressure despite broader progress in stabilising inflation and public finances.
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Argentina Advances Open-Finance and Digital Payments Modernisation

The Central Bank is continuing work on an open-finance system and more interoperable electronic payments as financial institutions and technology companies expand digital servic...

Technology Companies Expand Data and Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure in Buenos Aires

Technology businesses are increasing cloud, data-centre and artificial intelligence infrastructure in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area, drawing on Argentina’s established soft...

Santa Fe Plans RIGI Supplier Forum to Connect Argentine Companies With Major Investors

Authorities are preparing an October business round in Rosario to connect domestic manufacturers and service providers with companies developing large mining, infrastructure and...

Argentina’s Mergers and Acquisitions Market Records $5.7 Billion in First-Half Deals

Argentina recorded fifty-six merger and acquisition transactions worth about five point seven billion dollars during the first half of 2026, with financial services, energy and ...

RIGI Investments Draw More Than 1,200 Argentine Companies Into Major Project Supply Chains

Economy Minister Luis Caputo says more than twelve hundred domestic suppliers are already participating in projects linked to Argentina’s Large Investment Incentive Regime, with...

United Kingdom Reaffirms Falkland Islanders’ Self-Determination Amid Argentine Pressure

The British government says Falkland Islanders have the right to develop their natural resources and has pledged support for companies doing business there, rejecting Argentina’...

Argentina Escalates Pressure on Companies Involved in Falklands Oil Development

President Javier Milei’s government has moved to strengthen sanctions against companies involved in hydrocarbon activity around the Falkland Islands, known in Argentina as the M...

Argentina Accelerates Lithium Investment Plans Under Large Investment Incentive Regime

Mining groups operating in Salta, Jujuy and Catamarca are preparing major lithium extraction and processing investments under Argentina’s Large Investment Incentive Regime as th...

Argentina’s Country Risk Returns Above 500 Basis Points

Argentina’s sovereign risk indicator stood at about 524 basis points in mid-September after falling as low as 402 earlier in the year, showing that investors continue to demand ...

Argentina Maintains Inflation-Linked Exchange-Rate Band as Peso Policy Remains Central to Stabilisation

The Central Bank is maintaining its exchange-rate band system, with the limits adjusted according to inflation, as policymakers balance price stability, reserve accumulation and...
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